Father Time

In his poem, Counterfactual, Clint Smith recreates a scene from his childhood where his father lectured him on the danger of acting the same way as white boys at the time. Smith originally has a jubilant, playful outlook which then switches to a scene filled with fear and anger that ends with thankfulness and respect for his father. The poem begins with Smith setting the scene from his childhood memory. While not being perfectly descriptive and using the phrase “some place I can’t remember,”…

I'll admit, privileged, life when I was a child. My family was very well off and my father was part of a large company. I thought both my parents were perfect growing up because of the life that I could lead because of them, but they never truly loved me. I liked to believe that I was always good and kindhearted as well, but I'm not sure anymore. I can remember the day that changed my life forever. It was the first time I met the Trask family. I remember loving Aron and the way he made me feel…

While on this planet we live on, we need to find things to occupy ourselves in our spare time. Some common things people do are athletics, playing video games, or simply catching up on missed sleep by napping. Some people branch out to poetry – a boring subject if taking only a superficial point of view. But certain individuals take it further, and it becomes their occupation or their profession. They find that skillful poetry can be used as an outlet to articulate their ideas and feelings with…

women, although in a small scale compare to men. In modern times critics disagree with Daniel Levinson theory as false. The Modern perspective on midlife transition suggests that there is no midlife crisis and is fiction and that people in their midlife make only small or if not any changes to their life. The modern theory may have valid point, but it is not enough to disregard Levinson Theory. For instance, a friend named…

Family Matters Oh, how the times have changed. Whether it is socially, politically, or environmentally, the world is evolving. Some of the changes are for the better and some for the worse. One adjustment that has seemed to be put aside in society recently, is how much time families spend together. The main source of familial bonding is normally dinnertime. However, many families do not take advantage of this opportunity. Only about forty percent of American families eat dinner together more…

starts to decline so does his family. They each develop their own problems, feeding off of the negativity of Willy no matter how much they try to distance themselves or try doing the opposite of the decisions he made for himself. Ultimately he is their father and you can only stay away for so long before being sucked back in. The symbols Miller uses signify a particular aspect that constantly show up through the entire play and build upon one another to create depth to the story Miller wants to…

in the novel Caramelo had significant meaning and symbolism for the characters and the Mexican culture. What is the rebozo? What does it mean? How important is it to Mexican culture and the women in the novel? Celaya is born of a Mexican immigrant father and a working-class Mexican American mother. She finds herself feeling forced to choose sides. Celaya’s grandmother, Soledad, is the central secondary character on whom all others react. She is the one who is affecting all of those around her.…

child and as an adult. White recalls the moments with his father on this lake and sees that “there had been no years” (White 3) from the previous years and when he takes his son on the same trip. White’s memories of camping with his father from his childhood are filled with sensory details, and he links this father-son relationship with his current son, taking the position of the father. White senses that there had “been no passage of time; only the illusion of it as in a dropped curtain” (3).…

building and onto the roof, jumping from rooftop to rooftop, and eventually over the Archer Museum (which will be significant later on) and escaping. The night of the opera, Fredrick walks Hannah home and learns of her life struggles and of how her father has an infection in his leg and a disease that could kill him if not taken care of properly. She is the only one in her family that works and pays for things, seeing that her mother has to stay at home and take care of her father's every need.…

at Florida International University and is in her first year of Graduate school while working on a full-time job. She is a 27-year-old who was born and raised in Miami, FL. She is a single mother who is living with her mother and her son. She is also charismatic, spontaneous, and enjoys spending time with her son. The presenting issue in this session was a complicated situation with the father of her son, which she thinks is negatively influencing their relationship. D.C. was unsure of how to…